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Thomas Blaikie collection, 32 results

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Blaikie, Thomas, 1751-1838, gardener, 9 results
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Bacler D'Albe, Louis, 1761-1824, printmaker, painter/draughtsman, 3 results
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Pacard, Michel Gabriel, 1757-1827, doctor and alpinist, 2 results
Fothergill, John, 1712-1780, physician, plant collector, philanthropist, 1 results
Pitcairn, William, 1712-1791, physician, botanist, 1 results

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Print of Louis XVI, Queen Marie Antoinette and Louis XVII (the Dauphin)

Photograph of a marble bust of Marie Antoinette

Photograph of a clock belonging to Blaikie's family

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